The DERAIL, Diversity, Equity, Race, Accessibility, and Identity in LIS, forum upholds the role of combating white supremacy and oppressive power structures in LIS institutions and pedagogy.

Tanya Ball, Kayla Lar-Son, and Lorisia MacLeod are presenting Raising Indigenous Librarians: Diversity and Professional Development in Academic Libraries on Saturday, March 4, 3:45-4:30 PM Eastern time (that will be 1:45-2:30 PM in Alberta).

The forum will be livestreamed so we can cheer them on as virtual attendees.

Tanya Ball will soon graduate from the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta with a Master of Library and Information Studies. She also received a Master of Arts with a specialization in Spanish and Latin American Studies through the University of Alberta. Currently she is working as a library assistant with the Edmonton Public Library, a research assistant at the University of Alberta, and an indigenous intern at the University of Alberta Press.

Kayla Lar-Son is a first-year student at the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta. She is also a proud member of the Metis Nation of Alberta. Currently, Kayla is an Indigenous intern with University of Alberta, Rutherford Library, and is an acting member of the Universities Decolonizing Description working group.

Lorisia MacLeod is a first-year student at the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta. She is also an Association of Research Libraries Diversity Scholar and a proud member of the James Smith Cree Nation. Currently, Lorisia works as an Indigenous intern with Rutherford Library at the University of Alberta.